Just looking for some recommendations for a PCI SATA controller to use under
linux... Debian lenny to be precise. Will be running software RAID5 on the
drives connected to this controller.

Thanks!

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:11:19 +0000, Calab wrote:

> Just looking for some recommendations for a PCI SATA controller to use under
> linux... Debian lenny to be precise. Will be running software RAID5 on the
> drives connected to this controller.
>
> Thanks!

http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html

Meat Plow wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:11:19 +0000, Calab wrote:
>
> http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html

Not an answer to the question.

Me too I am interested, I only find outrageously expensive controller
cards expecially when I look for those with high number of devices. The
bare controllers cannot be that expensive!

linuxnewbie1234 wrote:
> Meat Plow wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:11:19 +0000, Calab wrote:
>>
>> http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html
>
> Not an answer to the question.
>
> Me too I am interested, I only find outrageously expensive controller
> cards expecially when I look for those with high number of devices. The
> bare controllers cannot be that expensive!

A better page to look at is http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html
Yous check if the chips set on the cheap card is mentioned there as supported,
then no problem to use that card and SoftRaid (OP would use that).
Myself I would go with a mid-range card.


When coming to cards that supports more than 4 devices, those are expensive
and it can be more worthwhile to use two cards. SATA ain't SCSI, so they have
to spend more money to support more devices.


--

//Aho

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:08:52 +0100, linuxnewbie1234 wrote:

> Meat Plow wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:11:19 +0000, Calab wrote:
>>
>> http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html
>
> Not an answer to the question.
>
> Me too I am interested, I only find outrageously expensive controller
> cards expecially when I look for those with high number of devices. The
> bare controllers cannot be that expensive!

It was an answer to the question in as much to give the idea as to what
not to buy.